{"id":261228,"date":"2024-09-30T14:06:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/30\/a-star-is-born-actor-had-lyme-disease-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:05","slug":"a-star-is-born-actor-had-lyme-disease-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/30\/a-star-is-born-actor-had-lyme-disease-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Star Is Born\u2019 Actor Had Lyme Disease \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kris Kristofferson<\/strong><\/a> was battling Lyme disease during the last few years of his life. Before the late A Star Is Born<\/em> actor died at the age of 88 in September 2024, he had been misdiagnosed with another illness. While speaking with Rolling Stone<\/em> in 2016, Kris and his wife, Lisa Meyers<\/strong>, revealed that he was initially diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease. To learn more about Kris\u2019 health and how he managed Lyme disease, keep reading.<\/p>\n

Kris Kristofferson\u2019s Health<\/h2>\n

During his 2016 interview with Rolling Stone<\/em>, Kris explained that he was experiencing memory loss. Lisa spoke with LymeDisease.org<\/a> shortly thereafter and shared more details about her husband\u2019s health.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 12 years ago, he was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which looking back, should have been the first indication that a test for Lyme was warranted,\u201d Lisa explained to the website in 2016. \u201cBut we suspect he\u2019s been infected with Lyme anywhere from 14 to 30 years because he used to have these chronic muscle spasms, which is a common symptom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lisa elaborated that the doctors surrounding her and Kris weren\u2019t \u201caware\u201d of Lyme disease at the time, and therefore, confused it with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease.<\/p>\n

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Leading up to his Lyme disease diagnosis, Lisa recalled Kris\u2019 fibromyalgia. For a while, he had \u201cmassive, painful spasms all over his back and legs,\u201d adding that watching her husband\u2019s pain was \u201cso horrible.\u201d She also pointed out that the \u201cMe and Bobby McGee\u201d songwriter\u2019s \u201cnerve endings were causing golf ball-sized, painful contractions that we battled with acupuncture, heat and massage, then finally a spinal cortisone shot by a rheumatologist, and a low dose antidepressant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lisa also recalled Kris working on the film Disappearances<\/em>, which required him to be on the forest floor \u201cfor most of the shoot\u201d and being \u201cdragged in a makeshift sling\u201d for the whole movie.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the aftermath of that film, Kris was diagnosed with moderate to severe sleep apnea, warranting a bi-level CPAP machine, which he tried and refused to use,\u201d Lisa continued. \u201cHe had painful knees and annual knee shots, a pacemaker for arrhythmias \u2014 which we now know could be from Lyme \u2014 so much Advil for headaches that he got anemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, Kris was formally diagnosed with Lyme disease in early 2016.<\/p>\n

What Is Lyme Disease?<\/h2>\n

According to Mayo Clinic, Lyme disease is caused from a tick carrying borrelia bacteria. The first and most common sign of the illness is a rash after being bitten by a tick. If left untreated, the condition can lead to \u201cimmune-system activity in heart tissue that causes irregular heartbeats\u201d in addition to pain, numbness and\/or stiffness in different parts of the body.<\/p>\n

What Did Kris Kristofferson Die of?<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s currently unclear what Kris\u2019 cause of death was. In his family\u2019s statement, Kris\u2019 wife and eight children said he died \u201cpeacefully\u201d at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband\/father\/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28, at home,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe\u2019re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he\u2019s smiling down at us all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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